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it will be a very interesting debate. >> what about the timing of the obama administration's decision? with everything going on the international scene? why now? how will this affect california? >> the why now is more of a legal question, although certainly has political overtones. in previous cases, the justice department had defended doma by citing case law, precedence, that directed judges to uphold any law that land these two cass are filed in a federal circuit, a judicial circuit where no such case law exists. and the obama administration decided, and by that ibama and general eric holder, that gay people have a higher standard of scrutiny, and under that test this law won't stand up. >> doma prevents the federal government from recognizing marriages that might be legal in massachusetts or other states so they can't get any kind of federal benefit to those folks. couples in california who got married legally before prop 8 passed, how does this affect them? can they now sue? >> in fact, some already have, and this could have bearing on that. depending on what happens in these two
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the obama administration calls the defense of marriage act unconstitutional. >>> the state's deteriorating awater management system may be heading to catastrophe unless bold steps are taken. >>> and "we were here" takes a look back at the aids years in san francisco. all coming up next. >>> good evening. i'm scott schaefer setting in for belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me are dan brekke, josh richman, legal and political affairs reporter for the oakland tribune and carla marinucci, of "the san francisco chronicle." quite a kerfuffle in wisconsin, indiana, ohio. what's happening? what are the unions upset about? what does it mean for california? >> it has been called a tsunami on its way to california. the whole issue broke open this week. a lot of people wondering could california face the same kind of protests and action? this is all about money, power, and politics. the unions, particularly public employee unions are heart of the democratic party. they provide money, man power, and in states like wisconsin, we saw a republican governor challenge them o
the obama administration calls the defense of marriage act unconstitutional. >>> the state's deteriorating awater management system may be heading to catastrophe unless bold steps are taken. >>> and "we were here" takes a look back at the aids years in san francisco. all coming up next. >>> good evening. i'm scott schaefer setting in for belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me are dan brekke, josh richman, legal and...
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for any purpose by refusing to fund it so while the obama administration talks to a good talk i think that that's all it is it's all talk but that is common should not be ignored because i think that they show the true intentions of this administration which is keeping get mopin detaining people indefinitely without due process and making sure. for some very new very high profile prisoners. now still to come tonight union workers force a showdown with lawmakers in wisconsin won the battle between republicans and state employees and with protests spreading across the middle east the u.s. says it will support the feeling of security council resolution censuring israel for building settlements in palestinian territory so are we about to see a major shift in policy to hash it all out in just a moment. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. protests and crackdowns continue to ripple through the middle east from iran to bahrain yemen algeria jordan and the u.s. responses have varied from country to country but could this unrest
for any purpose by refusing to fund it so while the obama administration talks to a good talk i think that that's all it is it's all talk but that is common should not be ignored because i think that they show the true intentions of this administration which is keeping get mopin detaining people indefinitely without due process and making sure. for some very new very high profile prisoners. now still to come tonight union workers force a showdown with lawmakers in wisconsin won the battle...
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we hope that the obama administration would bring change but unfortunately that hasn't been the case but i don't understand i mean how is that legal you know it's one thing i guess you're used to these days when you're traveling that you might be you might have your belongings searched in terms of you know your clothing and your luggage and you might be questioned but to copy people's personal private information off of their laptops off their cell phones or cameras even journals. well in our view it's not legal and in fact we filed a lawsuit in an attempt to put an end to the practice we represent an individual in a couple of different organizations who are challenging this is fish in the search policy we think it violates a couple of different provisions of the constitution where they could buy later the fourth amendment restrictions on unreasonable searches and seizures and also the first amendment as you were saying people carry all sorts of deeply private and personal information on their laptops and their cell phones from their family photographs to their financial records and
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administration, and i think the obama administration needs to be held accountable to make sure they bring back some of the federal divergence of immigration convergence at a local level. we hope the obama administration will be involved in curtailing the 287g program in georgia. >> i do not know that i have much more to say. i would come back to the fact that we are at a historical moment where there is momentum in both directions. there is a very strong ground support for 287g law. the universal model is eroding in some places, and i think we have to recognize that. at the same time, the obama is the administration leadership are on the record as saying they support reforming the detention system. it is always nice to say we are at a crossroads. i think what makes it a crossroads here is because we do not have comprehensive immigration reform and we have a huge expansion of secure communities. i think what we're finding with the 287g program is that it will have widespread implications across the country in years to come. >> thank you to all the panelists. [applause] for us it is t
administration, and i think the obama administration needs to be held accountable to make sure they bring back some of the federal divergence of immigration convergence at a local level. we hope the obama administration will be involved in curtailing the 287g program in georgia. >> i do not know that i have much more to say. i would come back to the fact that we are at a historical moment where there is momentum in both directions. there is a very strong ground support for 287g law. the...
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yes it's quite staggering actually to see that the obama administration is quite nervous to see a dictator go because there's much at stake in the region obviously they are concerned about the militaristic relationship with egypt they're concerned about. israel's security the safety of their border with gaza for example and. they're very nervous and the egyptians are very upset to see that the americans are keeping very close tabs on the situation as it unfolds on the ground they see the thirty year old relationship thirty years on the relationship between egypt mubarak and the u.s. as very damaging as far as the their relationship with other countries in the region is concerned and let's not forget that they're very angry about the financial aid given by the u.s. to the egyptians because it goes into security matters and who and the egyptians are the first to suffer from it let's not forget that the crackdown that we've seen over the last few days. with police forces resorting to tear gas but also rubber bullets and live ammunition while all these weapons all the as you were provided by t
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the obama administration is walking a very fine line here. on the one hand, they strongly support the protestors, but on the other hand, the last thing they want is for egypt to descend into chaos. so here is the basic policy position of the obama administration right now. first, the administration is calling for "an orderly transition to a government that respects the rights of the egyptian people." second they are not calling on mubarak to step down. third, the white house is calling for free and fair elections in egypt this fall, elections in which mubarak may or may not be on the ballot. now, harry, it may seem strange that they're calling for a transition to a new kind of government, but at the same time they're saying that mubarak may be able to stay around. well, the white house says they're being very adamant about this, they say they're not going to take sides but on principle they're going to continue to say it's up to the egyptian people, not the united states, to decide who the egyptian leader should be. harry? >> smith: chip reid
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some of the statements made by the obama administration. as it tried to keep up with events in egypt. we're joined on our "roundtable" by george will, arianna huffington, robert kagan, of the brookings institute, and mona eltahawy, an egyptian journalist. george, to you first, the fierce criticisms of president obama by the republicans on how this was handled. fair play? >> not fair. these conservatives have a bifurcated vine. they say, at home, rightly, the government exaggerates the competence. then overseas, they fault the government for not fine-tuning an extraordinarily fluid event. the administration is not ahead of events because no one knows where the events are heading. we are right now in the second inning of a nine-inning game. on the government side, we have bonapartism would the bonaparte. on the protesters side, you have no leaders, no lech walesa. we have unled spontaneousness about this. there's a continuing danger. 1952, nasser comes to power. 1954, millions of egyptians go into the streets. he says, not to worry, we're goi
some of the statements made by the obama administration. as it tried to keep up with events in egypt. we're joined on our "roundtable" by george will, arianna huffington, robert kagan, of the brookings institute, and mona eltahawy, an egyptian journalist. george, to you first, the fierce criticisms of president obama by the republicans on how this was handled. fair play? >> not fair. these conservatives have a bifurcated vine. they say, at home, rightly, the government...
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americans and what is staggering is that we haven't heard from the obama administration a clear and unequivocal damone for mubarak to step down but rather we hearing talks about fears about more concerned about the stability of egypt and indeed the region whatever that means if it means protecting american interests but on the respect of the bill if i could just interject go right ahead i mean you could lay this at the doorstep of the u.s. but you know at the end of the day the only world leader who's been unequivocal about this is prime minister air the one of turkey the european leaders the american leaders even the latin american leaders. south asian leaders all of being all of being silent so i think it's a little misleading to lay this on the doorstep of the american yeah but i mean i don't want to see the reasoning all they really want is a guarantee for he was a client of the united states and that's probably the difference here i mean there's a lot invested in this relationship here and i think and i want to get into it later but i mean a change in regime in egypt expression of its peop
americans and what is staggering is that we haven't heard from the obama administration a clear and unequivocal damone for mubarak to step down but rather we hearing talks about fears about more concerned about the stability of egypt and indeed the region whatever that means if it means protecting american interests but on the respect of the bill if i could just interject go right ahead i mean you could lay this at the doorstep of the u.s. but you know at the end of the day the only world...
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economy is the political price too high for the obama administration. the two. and a middle class movement trying to make its way in america so divided along political and past lives so has the fight for union rights opened up wounds that are unlikely to actually heal. and as the united states deals with problems from labor unrest to skyrocketing war prices what america's standing at the revenue everyone's talking about it including the infamous of bernie made off he says the whole government is a ponzi scheme. what do we want. rolling back support as wal-mart looks to take a bite out of the big apple not everyone is buying into capitalism we're going to take a look at the high cost of cheap food. today it's monday february twenty eighth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm going to saucy you're watching our team if you're driving these days and most americans are a trip to the gas station is probably pretty painful right now always for your pocket that's because protests in the middle east have had more or more repercussions than just getting rid of some leaders
economy is the political price too high for the obama administration. the two. and a middle class movement trying to make its way in america so divided along political and past lives so has the fight for union rights opened up wounds that are unlikely to actually heal. and as the united states deals with problems from labor unrest to skyrocketing war prices what america's standing at the revenue everyone's talking about it including the infamous of bernie made off he says the whole government...
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this is the first veto by the obama administration, which had been promising better relations with the arab world, especially, of course, at this most delicate of times. much more on this and all the international news any time on line, but bbc.com. you can get in touch with me and most of the team now on twitter. and you will see what's coming up on facebook. thanks very much indeed for watching. come again. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was brought to you by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening.
this is the first veto by the obama administration, which had been promising better relations with the arab world, especially, of course, at this most delicate of times. much more on this and all the international news any time on line, but bbc.com. you can get in touch with me and most of the team now on twitter. and you will see what's coming up on facebook. thanks very much indeed for watching. come again. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from...
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thank you so much for joining us this morning. >>> and as we reported the obama administration is in talks with top egyptian officials about the possibility of mubarak stepping down immediately. u.s. officials say a military-backed interim government is one of several ideas being discussed. the u.s., though, is not looking to impose a solution. they do stress, however, the decision has been made that mubarak must go if the crisis is to be resolved peacefully. meanwhile, america's top military officer, admiral mike mullen said the unrest in the middle east caught the u.s. by surprise. mullen says the u.s. military stands ready to provide any support egypt may need. >>> the u.s. embassy in cairo is bringing in charter flights as needed to evacuate american citizens from egypt. more americans are trying to leave cairo as the anti-american sentiment grows. so far the u.s. has flown out some 2,200 u.s. citizens. >> it got kind of violent yesterday with the demonstrations and our apartment, our hospital, is right next to the river. so we decided it would be a lot safer and our parents were
thank you so much for joining us this morning. >>> and as we reported the obama administration is in talks with top egyptian officials about the possibility of mubarak stepping down immediately. u.s. officials say a military-backed interim government is one of several ideas being discussed. the u.s., though, is not looking to impose a solution. they do stress, however, the decision has been made that mubarak must go if the crisis is to be resolved peacefully. meanwhile, america's top...
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here's one of them on the obama administration's approach. what do you think of the obama administration's approach to egypt? here's a little bit more from the white house spokesman, robert gibbs,esterday. >> what we have advocated from the very beginning is that the way egypt looks and operates must change. that is why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people on association, on assembly, on speech, on internet, on open communication, but that's not for us to determine what the parameters and limits of those are. undoubtably, transition in this case means changed. host: here's a photo in "the new york times" of a gentleman named frank, former ambassador to egypt. he notes president hosni mubarak is 72 years old. his father was a top official at the cia. "the new york times" headline says "u.s. official with egypt ties will meet with president mubarak." "the administration has sent a diplomatic troubleshooter with close ties to egypt on a mission to cairo to meet with president hosni mubarak." "the
here's one of them on the obama administration's approach. what do you think of the obama administration's approach to egypt? here's a little bit more from the white house spokesman, robert gibbs,esterday. >> what we have advocated from the very beginning is that the way egypt looks and operates must change. that is why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people on association, on assembly, on speech, on internet, on open communication, but...
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. >>> the obama administration will no longer try to stop same-sex marriages. what today's surprise announcement means for prop 8 here in california. >> and a jolt to stay asleep. the new treatment that is like a pacemaker for people who can't get a good nighghghghghghh [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcp cash? no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off on the spot when you spend twenty five storewide. and, unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off when you spend twenty five on-the-spot, with no exclusions! jcpenney. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and ♪ we just keep ons.e jun keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off on the spot when you spend twe
. >>> the obama administration will no longer try to stop same-sex marriages. what today's surprise announcement means for prop 8 here in california. >> and a jolt to stay asleep. the new treatment that is like a pacemaker for people who can't get a good nighghghghghghh [ female announcer ] what's so great about jcp cash? no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off on the spot when you spend twenty five storewide. and, unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to...
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the obama administration said this is one of those rare times when it has to make an exception. we're not going to defend the federal defensive marriage act. what it said signed by president clinton that in states that already recognize and permit same sex marriage, the federal government cannot recognize the validity of those marriages. it just says when they do the federal government won't recognize them. so what the administration has said here is that this is unconstitutional. it's unconstitutional discrimination. so we told congress we're not going to defend this law anymore. it's up to you. if you want to defend it, fine -- >> the constitution's is at the top of the hire arky. >> times have changed, they said, since 15 years since the defensive marriage act was passed. do you have the supreme court removing criminal sanctions against homosexual conduct. you have congress approving "don't ask, don't tell." gwen: approving the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." >> pete, why now? >> why now is because what the administration says that it was forced to take a position in two c
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of the obama administration. there was a very, very stupid decision in the the obama administration made right off the bat to cut off steens civil society groups, assistance that had been started turned bush administration and that was a -- it was basically so that they could get the relationship back on track. there was a decision made. that ail yentsated a lot of -- alienated a lot of civil society groups. they felt that the obama administration, even though they were brought in a democratic process, was actually turning their backs on the civil society. there is a lot to make up for, i think with n the united states with the people of egypt. >> the problem i have with your prescription here is that mubarak has so effectively suppressed the political parties at the center of the secular center and allowed the muslim brotherhood to organize. they have an infrastructure. that secretary lar parties do not. you bring up the elections to three months from now then you're basically handing the election to the muslim
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. >> official position of the obama administration is that sexual orientation is a constitutional protective class and same-sex marriage is a right. >> this legal team cited the decision today in a the time. >> attorneys supporting this prop 8 marriage ban say there is no reason to awill you gay marriage while the case is pending. the head of the catholics for common cause tell me developments run count dwroir wishes of the voters. >> this obama administration is splitting with the bipartisan majority in congress and people in 90% of the stays. >> he believes the ground is shifting and he and his partner have an interest in getting married as soon as possible. >> my father has cancer and spent the last summer in houston at md anderson clinic dealing with it. >> he says there are real consequences for delaying it. >> we should have our rights back. >> and professor cane telling me the decision today by the obama administration will do a couple thicks, first certainly please the base, and not as much as it will energize social conservatives in the next election. >> thank you. >> there is break
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government protestors and the obama administration is calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak to step down sooner than later. i'll have a live report. >> a good friday morning to you. a live look from emeryville. the clear and cool conditions that await you this morning but unlike last weekend i have sunshine, dry weather and above average temperatures. how long they'll last. >> a pretty good ride this friday morning. no trouble 680 walnut creek but a couple close spots, one in san jose. details coming up. >> good morning, everyone. friday. doesn't that sound nice. 6:01. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. let's begin with a day of departure where hundreds of thousands of egyptian protestors have now converged on the heart of cairo which they hope will be the last big push to oust their president from office. jenelle following the developments more than a week now. >> the obama administration is pushing for two things this morning, number one, to have the egyptian government to announce a concrete tangible transition of power to calm the protestors and number two no violence by
government protestors and the obama administration is calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak to step down sooner than later. i'll have a live report. >> a good friday morning to you. a live look from emeryville. the clear and cool conditions that await you this morning but unlike last weekend i have sunshine, dry weather and above average temperatures. how long they'll last. >> a pretty good ride this friday morning. no trouble 680 walnut creek but a couple close spots, one in...
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but if i remember that horizon was done under the obama administration. if i remember correctly, it was his management agency that wasn't doing their job. there was enough regulations in place, they weren't doing their job, if i remember that's correct. george bush was out of office. but e.p.a. now comes down with a new regulation under the oil spill liability where we develop oil, that the moneyies will be put aside for the cleanup i support but there's new regulations because they want to regulate the dairies of our nation today. and mr. and mrs. america, keep in mind they want to regulate the dairies today because there's fat in the milk. fat in the milk. and they want to have each cow be charged $600 per lifetime of that dairy, put aside in a fund to clean up spilled milk. that's your e.p.a. and regulations. remember the term don't cry over spilled milwaukee is going to cost you money now. -- don't cry over spilled milk is going to cost you money now. i can go on and on what they've done to the american indians. they don't allow them to develop their
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it is frustrating when you think you watch an administration intellectual russian leader leaving we want to show you that you are bridge you're going to let out i'm going to be coming out of me to answer the question relating the coverage of. we were we were watching the coverage of the uprising in egypt and he asked about how many have been killed there and said well it's about three hundred or more and he said that's that's nothing in indonesia in where they occupied timor in ahci and pop what they have murdered hundreds of thousands the military has with us support hundreds of thousands of people who are demanding democracy this is the us practice overseas internally the us was compelled by popular movements over the years to give internal political democracy and to refrain finally from internal political assassination but x. turn only overseas the u.s. has not been compelled to stop that maybe tunisia in egypt with their uprisings could be the beginning of this a revolt of the revolt of the client states the beginning of a movement to stop the u.s. backing regimes that kill civi
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went way beyond the obama administration was comfortable with. the real issue is how do we get the transition. leif: join the conversation on our twitter page or we have a line set aside if you are an egyptian american call 202-628-0184. this comment on the twitter page. >> what is stability for some people is stagnation for the other, for many others. when came after the assassination of president anwar sadat in -- he was sort of holding down the fort, making sure that basic con tours of the egyptian system continued as they were and keeping an fairly consistent foreign policy as well. after several decades in office that begins to look like stagnation. it also looks like a system in which mubarak's friends or his family, friends and cronies have learned how to profit from. so again, stability in the eyes of one is corruption and stagnation in the eyes of many egyptians. >> last night in california form vice-president dick chaney saying president mubarak has been a close ail eye of the united states over the last 30 years, advising the obama adm
went way beyond the obama administration was comfortable with. the real issue is how do we get the transition. leif: join the conversation on our twitter page or we have a line set aside if you are an egyptian american call 202-628-0184. this comment on the twitter page. >> what is stability for some people is stagnation for the other, for many others. when came after the assassination of president anwar sadat in -- he was sort of holding down the fort, making sure that basic con tours of...
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there was deep seated discontent with the obama administration and the fact that obama had not voiced his support overtly and directly for the egyptian people and that's what. the united you surprised by one point five billion in trying to buy that they want to cut off billions in economic aid the answer would be no so it's really a red herring this question about whether the united states is involved we're involved that's a reality we have to deal with it the question is how do we shape that involvement so that we do i you know john to let you know solutions i do understand we have nobody is trying to undermine their leadership surgeons nobody is trying to undermine the leadership of the united states and the fact that they have their own interests every country has a right to have interest and to defend those interests but what the united states have been doing in egypt is not defending interest as in any other it has been foreign intervention they have this stabilized egypt they have co-opted the egyptians they have neutralized egypt egypt has not been allowed to be a sovereign cou
there was deep seated discontent with the obama administration and the fact that obama had not voiced his support overtly and directly for the egyptian people and that's what. the united you surprised by one point five billion in trying to buy that they want to cut off billions in economic aid the answer would be no so it's really a red herring this question about whether the united states is involved we're involved that's a reality we have to deal with it the question is how do we shape that...
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the obama administration is keen to stress it is following the will of the egyptian people. they are deciding what happens and not powers in washington. >> they always talk about what countries want. they will have a long-term interest in developing the partnership. they had an allied-president mubarak. -- they had an ally in president mubarak. >> the alliance with egypt is key for people in washington. he did allude to the peace agreement between israel and the u.s. he hopes they will keep to that agreement. the importance of the statement tonight is clear. the words of our administration have been carefully chosen. >> thanks for joining us. cairo is regarded as the capital of capital is and has become under the gaze of the entire world. liberation square has truly earned its name. i know that you have been camping out in this square. what will you do tonight? i am afraid we have lost that line. we will try to get him back. let's just take a step back and reflect on these historic developments in egypt. our security correspondent reports. >> gone the man they called the fer
the obama administration is keen to stress it is following the will of the egyptian people. they are deciding what happens and not powers in washington. >> they always talk about what countries want. they will have a long-term interest in developing the partnership. they had an allied-president mubarak. -- they had an ally in president mubarak. >> the alliance with egypt is key for people in washington. he did allude to the peace agreement between israel and the u.s. he hopes they...
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in a move this week with implications for the 2012 presidential race, the obama administration says it will no longer defend the defense of marriage act or doma. the act defines marriage as only available to a man and a woman. it denies marriage based federal benefits to same sex married couples. u.s. attorney general holder deems the 15-year-old federal law unconstitutional. the decision is caution quite a stir on capitol hill with some republicans calling it political. during his 2008 presidential campaign, president obama said he did not support the right of gay couples to marry. and now he reveals his position on the issue constantly evolving. same sex marriage is legal in five states and the district of columbia. genevieve wood, what if any effect will this have on the presidential race in 2012? >> well, despite president obama being an evolving president on this nowhere were voters have the opportunity to state level have they voted to redefine marriage. i think he is on the opposite side of voters. >> and i think it is more of an issue as to whether or not this will come up agai
in a move this week with implications for the 2012 presidential race, the obama administration says it will no longer defend the defense of marriage act or doma. the act defines marriage as only available to a man and a woman. it denies marriage based federal benefits to same sex married couples. u.s. attorney general holder deems the 15-year-old federal law unconstitutional. the decision is caution quite a stir on capitol hill with some republicans calling it political. during his 2008...
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we are not going to allow the obama administration to do that through energy policy. [applause] fellow conservatives, 2012 will be the year of decision. lester, america cannot just gives america a mandate to govern. they gave us a chance, a chance to earn their trust and support. let's make the most of it. elect a republican senate and the white house in 2012. let me remind you of what i said at this conference last year. i said that the 2010 campaigns were bought issues, republicans would win a huge victory. that is because the american people agree with us on the issues. the eight repudiated obama's policies last november. -- they repudiated obama's policies last november. a bunch of unsophisticated know- nothings. the leftist media said the tea party is a problem for republicans. this is a case of the left whistling past the graveyard. [laughter] [applause] americans motivated to participate the tea party movement were upset by the very same policy is used as a republican volunteers and leaders. reckless spending, skyrocketing deficits and debt, and a health care s
we are not going to allow the obama administration to do that through energy policy. [applause] fellow conservatives, 2012 will be the year of decision. lester, america cannot just gives america a mandate to govern. they gave us a chance, a chance to earn their trust and support. let's make the most of it. elect a republican senate and the white house in 2012. let me remind you of what i said at this conference last year. i said that the 2010 campaigns were bought issues, republicans would win...
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administration and with the bush administration before it is that there is a lot of internal debate here how much we should be supporting democracies and i think that we should be supporting democracy even if it might not necessarily be in the immediate u.s. interest and this is part of the debate that's going on in the white house and state department right now and it's part of what happened in the bush administration as well so no i think just to say that the u.s. automatically suppresses democracy around the world for its own interest of we're looking at egypt right now no it's preposterous this is precisely what is not happening there would be no debate in the white house nor in the state department if the u.s. just automatically sought to deprive suppress democracy or we don't even know what's going on in egypt is actually protests for democracy we don't exactly know why people are on the streets but there are large parts of the bush should rather the obama administration which is i don't support this these demonstrations right david we haven't heard from you well you know how
administration and with the bush administration before it is that there is a lot of internal debate here how much we should be supporting democracies and i think that we should be supporting democracy even if it might not necessarily be in the immediate u.s. interest and this is part of the debate that's going on in the white house and state department right now and it's part of what happened in the bush administration as well so no i think just to say that the u.s. automatically suppresses...
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the obama administration has refined its position on the question of whether mubarak should stay or go. the answer now is go but not yet. the white house admitted monday it does not endorse mubarak's immediate resignation. the obama administration is throwing its support behind the newly appointed vice president, but he says egypt isn't ready for democracy. all of this flies in the face of protestors as they've been on the streets now for 15 days. terry mccarthy has the latest. >> reporter: the protesters are still here in the square behind me. in fact, many of them slept out in what is becoming a virtual tent city in what is normally a busy public traffic square. in the battle of wills that is developing, the government has announced a pay rise of 15% for public servants. presumably to win their sympathies. and it has announced the stock market will reopen here next sunday. meanwhile, the uprising that has been largely leaderless has finally found its first hero. wael ghonim. he's a google executive in jail for 12 days for his involvement in coordinating the demonstrations on facebook
the obama administration has refined its position on the question of whether mubarak should stay or go. the answer now is go but not yet. the white house admitted monday it does not endorse mubarak's immediate resignation. the obama administration is throwing its support behind the newly appointed vice president, but he says egypt isn't ready for democracy. all of this flies in the face of protestors as they've been on the streets now for 15 days. terry mccarthy has the latest. >>...
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it is the first time the obama administration has used that right to veto a resolution. it should result in direct peace talks. a correspondent says it is opposed to continue to settlement building. >> there is a strong statement, calling it a threat to peace, but she says with the u.s. was objecting to was bringing the issue before the security council. it will complicate efforts to have peace talks. if you bring it to end international venue, it will harden positions on both sides. they are quite well aware that the united states has a tradition of protecting israel. it was certainly under pressure to do that. and under pressure from congress. the view here is that though the americans were aware that they risk angering the arab world, they feared more anger in congress. it seems that they've vowed to domestic pressure in the end. >> living know what the reaction of the arab world will be? it looks like the u.s. has come out in favor of israel. 14 security council resolutions have been vetoed. 10 were u.s. vetoes, nine of them related to israel. >> it will be very hard
it is the first time the obama administration has used that right to veto a resolution. it should result in direct peace talks. a correspondent says it is opposed to continue to settlement building. >> there is a strong statement, calling it a threat to peace, but she says with the u.s. was objecting to was bringing the issue before the security council. it will complicate efforts to have peace talks. if you bring it to end international venue, it will harden positions on both sides. they...
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"the wall street journal" says the obama administration has come up with a deal that would force big banks to reduce mortgage principals. right now, loan modifications mostly lower interest rates and increase the number of payments. if the deal goes through, it could cost the banks billions of dollars. but clear up uncertainty about foreclosures. >>> meanwhile, the gap between selling prices between foreclosed homes and other properties is now widening. a foreclosure listing firm says last year, a foreclosed home was, on average, 28% cheaper. up only just a little bit from the year before. but reality track expects even more foreclosed homes on the market this year. >>> in other news, now, ford is recalling almost 150,000 f-150 pickup trucks from 2005 and 2006, because of an air bag problem. however, the government wants ford to recall 1.3 million of them for that same problem. the f-150 is the best-selling vehicle, car or truck, in the u.s. >>> fidelity investment says that balances in the 11 million 401(k) accounts its manages are at a ten-year high with an average balance of $71,0
"the wall street journal" says the obama administration has come up with a deal that would force big banks to reduce mortgage principals. right now, loan modifications mostly lower interest rates and increase the number of payments. if the deal goes through, it could cost the banks billions of dollars. but clear up uncertainty about foreclosures. >>> meanwhile, the gap between selling prices between foreclosed homes and other properties is now widening. a foreclosure listing...
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and the fact nobody made no ways the obama administration shut them down right away. no question at all coming from the other side of the pressure came from one side. the most powerful form of pressure you could talk about this all might is the power of money not just corporations pay for the electoral campaign of our senators and congressmen although that is a pretty powerful incentive but they controlled the entire culture. they defined the terms of the debate and operate in such a way that the people who work on the committee's see themselves as training for the job working in the private sector. and and there is no shame at all in switching sides. you would think in a fixed battle how we will regulate the banking sector, there would be some shame in the chairman of the house banking committee going to goldman sachs in the middle of the debate. they switched sides. while he was writing the legislation but yet there is no shame. doing it a few weeks earlier than he should of, but the power of money is so pervasive and the ideology is so powerful, that there's almost
and the fact nobody made no ways the obama administration shut them down right away. no question at all coming from the other side of the pressure came from one side. the most powerful form of pressure you could talk about this all might is the power of money not just corporations pay for the electoral campaign of our senators and congressmen although that is a pretty powerful incentive but they controlled the entire culture. they defined the terms of the debate and operate in such a way that...
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ok so well in this case i would say that there is a clear progression in the obama administration about democracy promotion and the discourse is not linked anymore to the war on terror of course you still have references to what is called a democracy peace theory and the fact that democracies don't go to war with each other. no would it mean that these emerging democracies in the middle east would be friendly to the united states offing he in this case history might not play in favor of the united states and what we might see is the image and self of some different more those of democracy which will not be the liberal democratic model which we know in the west with an emphasis of on elections essentially and creating procedures and structures favoring elections between competing elites favoring individual freedoms what i'm trying to say here is that democracies very contested as a concept there is more than one type of democracy and that in order to sort of guess the outcome of democracy it is essential to look at the realities affecting the temperature rise as the democrat is in nation
ok so well in this case i would say that there is a clear progression in the obama administration about democracy promotion and the discourse is not linked anymore to the war on terror of course you still have references to what is called a democracy peace theory and the fact that democracies don't go to war with each other. no would it mean that these emerging democracies in the middle east would be friendly to the united states offing he in this case history might not play in favor of the...
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and i hope one of the lessons the obama administration draws from this is that you really do have to pay attention not only to the conveation you are having with the government, but to how that government is treating its own people. and that has to be a big, big part of your factor when you are thinking about government. >> lehrer: let's go to the big story of the day, mark, is of course the job figures today. we heard what was just explained, it depends how you look at it, it may be good but it may still be bad no matter what. how do you see. >> david understands this a lot better. he studied it a lot longerment i just simply say this, 36,000 jobs is less than unacceptable. i mean statistics, i don't care you talk about 9, 4, 89-- stock market hitting 12,000 and confidence being up. statistics don't bleed. percentages don't have children and get discouraged. and that is what, i mean, when you have a economy right now that is to the producing jobs, the people who have worked with a long work record, we're not talking about people who have been out of the workforce forever, who haven'
and i hope one of the lessons the obama administration draws from this is that you really do have to pay attention not only to the conveation you are having with the government, but to how that government is treating its own people. and that has to be a big, big part of your factor when you are thinking about government. >> lehrer: let's go to the big story of the day, mark, is of course the job figures today. we heard what was just explained, it depends how you look at it, it may be good...